1959 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 19, 1959

   The 1959 MLB season is nearing the end of the regular season. The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers have 6 games against each other. 5 after tonight's game. The Tigers gave it a valiant effort but lost the game in the 9th inning 7-6. Detroit took the lead 4 times in the game, but the bullpen failed them in the end. Harvey Kuenn homered in the top of the 9th to give Detroit a 6-5 lead. Chicago came back in the bottom of the 9th with 2 runs to win it. The winning run scored on a bases load walk.

  The Cleveland Indians magic # is now 3. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox             9/18/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  1  0  0 .275     L.Aparicio SS       5  0  1  0 .230  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  2  3  2 .355     N.Fox 2B            5  1  1  0 .310  
  A.Kaline CF         3  1  2  1 .339     B.Goodman 3B        4  0  0  1 .265  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  0  1  0 .282     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  0  2  1 .427  
  F.Bolling 2B        5  2  3  1 .267   D-S.Esposito PR       0  1  0  0 .278  
  L.Berberet C        3  0  1  0 .229     S.Lollar C          4  0  0  0 .244  
  T.Lepcio SS         3  0  2  2 .291     A.Smith LF          4  2  2  0 .211  
  G.Harris 1B         3  0  0  0 .187     J.Hicks RF          3  2  2  0 .667  
A-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .192     B.Phillips CF       4  0  1  2 .281  
B-B.Osborne 1B        0  0  0  0 .173   E-J.McAnany PH        0  0  0  1 .330  
  J.Bunning P         3  0  0  0 .230     B.Shaw P            3  1  1  0 .200  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .143  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400   C-E.Torgeson PH       1  0  1  1 .195  
                                          B.Latman P          0  0  0  0 .108  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 12  6                 Totals      38  7 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chrisley In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Staley In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 1  -  6 12  4
White Sox....... 0 0 1  1 0 2  0 1 2  -  7 11  0
 
Tigers (82-65)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning                 8       8   5   4   4   5   0   3.81
P.Burnside L(2-4) BS(5th) 0 2/3   3   2   0   1   2   0   2.90
D.Sisler                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.43
Totals                    8 2/3  11   7   4   6   7   0
 
White Sox (83-65)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw                    7      11   5   5   4   4   0   2.80
G.Staley                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.19
B.Latman WIN(8-9)         1       1   1   1   0   0   1   4.22
Totals                    9      12   6   6   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,554 DATE- Friday, September 18th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice, Eddie Rommel
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- E.Yost-2, L.Berberet-2
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(45th), T.Kluszewski(2nd), B.Phillips(34th)
TRIPLES- H.Kuenn(7th), E.Torgeson(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Kuenn(3rd)
RBIs- H.Kuenn-2(78th), A.Kaline(120nd), F.Bolling(49th), T.Lepcio-2(28th),
      B.Goodman(24th), T.Kluszewski(14th), B.Phillips-2(48th), J.McAnany(31st),
      E.Torgeson(25th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(56th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Berberet, J.Bunning
WALKS- E.Yost, A.Kaline-2, T.Lepcio, B.Goodman, S.Lollar, A.Smith, J.Hicks-2,
       J.McAnany
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, F.Bolling, T.Lepcio, J.Bunning, L.Aparicio, B.Goodman-2,
             T.Kluszewski, S.Lollar, J.Hicks, B.Phillips
GIDP- G.Harris-2, S.Lollar
2-out RBI- E.Torgeson, J.McAnany
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski-2, L.Aparicio-2, C.Maxwell, E.Yost-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 9  White Sox: 2 for 15
 
Ted Kluszewski had 2 base hits at Comiskey Park as the Chicago White Sox
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Detroit Tigers by the count of 7
to 6.
 
Chicago came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs on 3
base hits.  Nellie Fox led off and got things going when he reached on an
error.  Fox next to the plate and he lined a base-hit.  Billy Goodman
followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Kluszewski was up next and he
doubled which scored a run.  Sherm Lollar came to the plate and was walked
intentionally.  Al Smith kept things alive and stroked a single to load the
bases.  Joe Hicks got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Jim
McAnany then drew a walk making Chicago the victors to the delight of the
home town faithful.  Even though they scored in 5 different innings, Detroit
was not able to pull off the win.  
 
The win went to Barry Latman(8-9) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Pete
Burnside(2-4) was hit with the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 3 hits and 1 walk.
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           87  60  .592 ----     3    85  62 .578   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             83  65  .561  4.5          91  57 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             82  65  .558  5.0          72  75 .490   76  78 .494
1959 Boston BOA              72  75  .490 15.0          70  77 .476   75  79 .487
1959 New York NYA            70  77  .476 17.0          74  73 .503   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           70  77  .476 17.0          71  76 .483   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         69  77  .473 17.5          63  83 .432   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          55  92  .374 32.0          62  85 .422   63  91 .409
 

1959 NL League Leaders: Aaron's TC Bid

 September 19, 1959

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron looked like he had a lock on a Triple Crown season. But Aaron has suddenly gone cold at the plate and has hit only 3 HR's in September so far. Meanwhile, Chicago's Ernie Banks continues to mash big flies at a steady rate. He's now only 1 HR behind Hank. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 9/19/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  93  53    H.Aaron   MLN .355  H.Aaron   MLN   48  H.Aaron   MLN  119
1959 CIN  84  64    F.Robinso CIN .332  E.Banks   CHN   47  G.Bell    CIN  110
1959 LAN  82  64    J.Cunning SLN .324  E.Mathews MLN   43  K.Boyer   SLN  108
1959 SFN  79  67    J.Temple  CIN .324  K.Boyer   SLN   36  E.Banks   CHN  104
1959 PIN  69  78    K.Boyer   SLN .312  OTHERS TIED W   34  F.Robinso CIN  104
1959 CHN  68  78
1959 PHN  56  91    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 SLN  55  91    W.Spahn   MLN   22  R.Face    PIN   11  B.Buhl    MLN 2.38
                    L.Burdett MLN   20  D.Elston  CHN    9  H.Haddix  PIN 2.80
                    D.Drysdal LAN   19  B.Lawrenc CIN    8  V.Law     PIN 2.93
                    OTHERS TIED W   16  B.Henry   CHN    7  S.Jones   SFN 2.98
                                        L.McDanie SLN    7  D.Drysdal LAN 3.02
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Kasko   CIN   10  J.Gilliam LAN   22  D.Drysdal LAN  212
                    A.Schult  CHN    8  V.Pinson  CIN   21  S.Koufax  LAN  167
                    D.Newcomb CIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   21  J.Antonel SFN  167
                    J.Logan   MLN    7  T.Taylor  CHN   20  S.Jones   SFN  166
                    L.Maye    MLN    7  F.Robinso CIN   19  J.Podres  LAN  154

1959 NL GAME and STANDINGS

 September 15, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves clinched the NL Pennant today in dramatic fashion as Joey Jay pitched a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Milwaukee Braves At 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers         9/15/1959
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bruton CF         4  0  0  0 .311     J.Gilliam 3B        3  0  0  0 .264  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  1  2  1 .278     C.Neal 2B           3  0  0  0 .310  
  H.Aaron RF          3  0  1  0 .355     W.Moon RF           3  0  0  0 .293  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  0  1  0 .291     D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .229  
  E.Slaughter LF      4  0  0  0 .143     N.Larker LF         3  0  0  0 .300  
A-A.Pafko LF          0  0  0  0 .174     G.Hodges 1B         3  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Logan SS          4  1  1  0 .286     J.Roseboro C        3  0  0  0 .219  
  D.Crandall C        4  0  2  0 .280     M.Wills SS          2  0  0  0 .263  
  F.Mantilla 2B       2  0  0  1 .140   B-R.Fairly PH         1  0  0  0 .233  
  J.Jay P             3  0  0  0 .080     R.Craig P           2  0  0  0 .154  
                                        C-D.Demeter PH        1  0  0  0 .220  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      26  0  0  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Slaughter In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wills In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Craig In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
 
Braves (93-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Jay WIN(6-9)            9       0   0   0   2   4   0   3.50
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   4   0
 
Dodgers (81-63)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Craig LOSS(10-4)        9       7   2   2   1   5   1   2.41
Totals                    9       7   2   2   1   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,387 DATE- Tuesday, September 15th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Dodgers: 0
DOUBLES- E.Mathews(21st), J.Logan(16th)
HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(43rd)
RBIs- E.Mathews(103rd), F.Mantilla(17th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Mantilla
WALKS- H.Aaron, J.Gilliam, D.Snider
HIT BY PITCH- F.Mantilla
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, J.Adcock-2, J.Jay-2, J.Roseboro-2, R.Craig-2
GIDP- C.Neal
RLISP 2-out- E.Slaughter, J.Roseboro
TEAM RISP- Braves: 1 for 3  Dodgers: 0 for 2
 
Joey Jay(6-9) thrilled the fans at Memorial Coliseum as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The Milwaukee Braves won by a
final score of 2 to 0.
 
Jay was obviously at the top of his game as he set the Los Angeles batters
down like so many dominoes.  He walked 2 Los Angeles batters.  The Milwaukee
players and coaches started to leave Jay alone with his thoughts after the
game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you
could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion
after every out.  Milwaukee took care of Los Angeles with no trouble in the
bottom of the 9th.  
 
Roger Craig(10-4) absorbed the loss.  What a show!' Fred Haney said.  'Jay was
great out there -- I'm happy that he got it.'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           93  51  .646 ----  *WON*   79  65 .549   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          83  63  .568 11.0          71  75 .486   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         81  63  .563 12.0          79  65 .549   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       77  67  .535 16.0          81  63 .563   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          67  77  .465 26.0          73  71 .507   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             66  76  .465 26.0          68  74 .479   74  80 .481
1959 St. Louis SLN           55  90  .379 38.5          66  79 .455   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        55  90  .379 38.5          60  85 .414   64  90 .416

1959 AL Standings

 September 15, 1959

  The Cleveland Indians Magic # is down to 6. With only 10 games or less for the contending teams remaining, the Indians look like a lock to win the AL Pennant. Detroit and Chicago have 6 games left against each other, so they'll probably be knocking each other further back. But funnier things have happened though. Detroit fans will have to keep their fingers crossed.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           85  59  .590 ----     6    84  60 .583   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             80  64  .556  5.0          71  73 .493   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             80  65  .552  5.5          89  56 .614   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            70  74  .486 15.0          73  71 .507   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              70  74  .486 15.0          67  77 .465   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           69  75  .479 16.0          70  74 .486   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         67  76  .469 17.5          62  81 .434   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          55  89  .382 30.0          60  84 .417   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     69   75  .479 35-40 34-35 21-19 48-56 10- 5 23-14     5-5     Won 1
BOA     70   74  .486 35-35 35-39  9-13 61-61  3- 6 17-22     6-4     Won 3
CHA     80   65  .552 40-34 40-31 26-19 54-46  9- 4 28-16     3-7     Lost 2
CLA     85   59  .590 44-28 41-31 10-11 75-48  6- 6 24-20     7-3     Won 2
DEA     80   64  .556 41-31 39-33 16-12 64-52  4- 4 23-23     6-4     Won 2
KCA     67   76  .469 32-42 35-34 13-16 54-60  7- 8 13-23     7-3     Lost 1
NYA     70   74  .486 35-34 35-40 15-19 55-55  5- 9 25-23     4-6     Lost 2
WAA     55   89  .382 26-44 29-45  8- 9 47-80  6- 8 20-32     3-7     Lost 5

1959 NL Standings

 September 15, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves magic # is down to 1. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           92  51  .643 ----     1    79  64 .552   86  70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN         81  62  .566 11.0          78  65 .545   88  68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN          82  63  .566 11.0          71  74 .490   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       77  66  .538 15.0          80  63 .559   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          67  77  .465 25.5          73  71 .507   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             66  76  .465 25.5          68  74 .479   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        55  89  .382 37.5          60  84 .417   64  90 .416
1959 St. Louis SLN           54  90  .375 38.5          65  79 .451   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     66   76  .465 31-37 35-39 17-25 49-51  8-11 18-27     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     82   63  .566 45-30 37-33 21-20 61-43  5- 5 26-19     7-3     Won 1
LAN     81   62  .566 45-29 36-33 13-11 68-51  7- 5 24-16     5-5     Lost 1
MLN     92   51  .643 53-21 39-30 18-19 74-32 14- 5 30-16     7-3     Won 2
PHN     55   89  .382 29-44 26-45 19-34 36-55  7- 7 22-28     4-6     Lost 4
PIN     67   77  .465 37-35 30-42 15-21 52-56  3- 7 22-22     2-8     Lost 5
SFN     77   66  .538 40-31 37-35 15-13 62-53  9-11 23-24     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     54   90  .375 22-45 32-45 12-39 42-51  6- 8 14-27     5-5     Won 1

1959 NL Game: Phi. @ LA Roger Craig Throws No-Hitter

 September 10. 1959

  LA's Roger Craig pitched the first no-hitter in the NL this season as the Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0. If not for a walk issued in the 3rd inning, Craig would have had a perfect game.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Philadelphia Phillies At 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers    9/10/1959
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ashburn CF        4  0  0  0 .277     J.Gilliam 3B        4  0  1  0 .268  
  J.Koppe SS          4  0  0  0 .234     C.Neal 2B           5  1  2  1 .310  
  H.Anderson LF       3  0  0  0 .239     W.Moon RF           5  2  3  2 .292  
  D.Philley 1B        3  0  0  0 .242     D.Snider CF         3  2  2  2 .223  
  W.Post RF           3  0  0  0 .247     N.Larker LF         4  0  1  1 .303  
  G.Freese 3B         3  0  0  0 .276     G.Hodges 1B         2  0  0  1 .276  
  S.Anderson 2B       3  0  0  0 .176     J.Pignatano C       4  0  0  0 .248  
  J.Lonnett C         2  0  0  0 .141     M.Wills SS          4  0  2  0 .264  
  T.Farrell P         0  0  0  0 .000     R.Craig P           4  2  2  0 .162  
  D.Cardwell P        1  0  0  0 .073                                          
A-C.Sawatski C        1  0  0  0 .306                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      35  7 13  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cardwell In 8th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
Dodgers......... 1 0 3  0 1 0  1 1    -  7 13  0
 
Phillies (55-86)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Cardwell LOSS(4-12)     7 1/3  12   7   7   4   6   1   4.26
T.Farrell                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5.37
Totals                    8      13   7   7   4   6   1
 
Dodgers (78-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Craig WIN(10-3)         9       0   0   0   1   3   0   2.45
Totals                    9       0   0   0   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,825 DATE- Thursday, September 10th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 2  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Dodgers: 0
DOUBLES- C.Neal(36th), W.Moon(20th), D.Snider(12th), R.Craig
HOME RUNS- D.Snider(17th)
RBIs- C.Neal(71st), W.Moon-2(63rd), D.Snider-2(65th), N.Larker(42nd),
      G.Hodges(73rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hodges
WALKS- J.Lonnett, J.Gilliam, D.Snider-2, G.Hodges
HIT BY PITCH- D.Cardwell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Koppe, S.Anderson, C.Sawatski, J.Gilliam, C.Neal, W.Moon,
             G.Hodges, R.Craig-2
GIDP- N.Larker
WILD PITCHES- D.Cardwell
2-out RBI- W.Moon, D.Snider-2, N.Larker
RLISP 2-out- J.Koppe, C.Neal-2, J.Pignatano, D.Snider
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 0 for 2  Dodgers: 5 for 14
 
Roger Craig(10-3) was on top of his game in Los Angeles as he tossed a beauty
of a no-hitter against the hopeless Philadelphia Phillies.  The Los Angeles
Dodgers won by a score of 7 to 0.
 
Craig was spectacular.  He had excellent control, walking only one.  The
tension started to build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd
was electrified.  Los Angeles totaled 13 hits on the night.  
 
Don Cardwell(4-12) was the losing pitcher.  He got hit hard, allowing 12 hits
and 4 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.  Craig was in a jubilant mood after the
game.  'If I'd known I was going to throw a no hitter I would have gotten a
haircut!' he said, much to the delight of the clubhouse gathering.

1959 AL Game: KC @ NY Ditmar Throws No-hitter

 September 9, 1959

New York's Art Ditmar pitched a no-hitter today against the KC Athletics. The Yankees pummeled the A's in one of the biggest lopsided scores this season 18-0. He walked 0 and struck out 7. Ditmar missed a perfect game only because he made an error, allowing the only baserunner of the game for KC.  He improved his record to 16-7 and lowered his AL leading best ERA to 1.79.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Kansas City Athletics At 1959 New York Yankees        9/9/1959
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Tuttle CF         3  0  0  0 .283     B.Richardson 2B     5  2  1  3 .280  
  R.Snyder RF         3  0  0  0 .327     T.Kubek SS          5  2  4  5 .287  
  D.Williams 3B       3  0  0  0 .243     M.Mantle CF         5  1  2  3 .238  
  B.Cerv LF           3  0  0  0 .291     Y.Berra C           5  1  2  0 .267  
  K.Hadley 1B         3  0  0  0 .290     E.Howard 1B         5  2  2  1 .235  
  J.Lumpe SS          3  0  0  0 .257     H.Lopez LF          4  4  4  2 .264  
  D.Tomanek P         0  0  0  0 .000     H.Bauer RF          5  4  2  0 .252  
  F.House C           2  0  0  0 .276     G.McDougald 3B      4  1  1  1 .220  
B-R.Maris PH          1  0  0  0 .293     A.Ditmar P          4  1  2  3 .188  
  W.Terwilliger 2B    3  0  0  0 .242                                          
  J.Kucks P           2  0  0  0 .020                                          
  E.Killeen P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-J.Demaestri SS      1  0  0  0 .237                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      42 18 20 18
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Killeen In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For House In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  2
Yankees......... 2 1 0  4 0 4  4 3    - 18 20  1
 
Athletics (63-74)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kucks LOSS(8-9)         5 2/3  12  10  10   1   2   1   4.04
E.Killeen                 1 2/3   7   7   7   2   0   1  37.80
D.Tomanek                 0 2/3   1   1   0   1   0   0   6.14
Totals                    8      20  18  17   4   2   2
 
Yankees (68-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Ditmar WIN(16-7)        9       0   0   0   0   7   0   1.79
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,578 DATE- Wednesday, September 9th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 0  Yankees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- B.Tuttle, K.Hadley, A.Ditmar
DOUBLES- T.Kubek(20th), Y.Berra(21st), H.Bauer(30th), G.McDougald(12th),
         A.Ditmar
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(4th), E.Howard(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(20th), E.Howard(17th)
RBIs- B.Richardson-3(30th), T.Kubek-5(34th), M.Mantle-3(53rd), E.Howard(56th),
      H.Lopez-2(51st), G.McDougald(32nd), A.Ditmar-3
STOLEN BASES- B.Richardson(2nd), H.Lopez(6th)
WALKS- B.Richardson, H.Lopez, G.McDougald, A.Ditmar
STRIKE OUTS- D.Williams, K.Hadley-2, W.Terwilliger-2, J.Kucks, J.Demaestri,
             E.Howard, A.Ditmar
GIDP- J.Lumpe, E.Howard
PASSED BALLS- F.House
2-out RBI- A.Ditmar, B.Richardson-2, T.Kubek-5, M.Mantle
RLISP 2-out- B.Richardson-2, Y.Berra
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 0  Yankees: 9 for 20
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Frank House blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
New York fans certainly got their money's worth at Yankee Stadium.  Art
Ditmar(16-7) pitched a rare no-hitter as the New York Yankees toppled the
Kansas City Athletics 18 to 0.
 
Ditmar had an evening to remember.  Heck, it's one we'll all remember! What a
game at Yankee Stadium! He surrendered no walks and could have tossed a
perfect game if it were not for the fielding error.  The tension started to
build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified.
New York bats were hot in the 4th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits, the 6th
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 4 hits and the 7th inning which saw
them plate 4 runs on 3 hits.  New York dominated offensively as they scored
in 6 different innings.  
 
Johnny Kucks(8-9) was the losing pitcher.  New York scored big getting 10 runs
off him in 5 and 2/3 innings.  'Ditmar was simply incredible' losing pitcher
Kucks said.  'I hate to admit this but I'd pay to watch a man pitch like
that'

1959 AL Standings

 September 8, 1959

  The Cleveland Indians took both games of a doubleheader yesterday against the Detroit Tigers, 9-6 and 7-5. As a result, the Tigers dropped to 5 games behind the 1st place Tribe. The Chicago White Sox have been in a tailspin of late and finds themselves 4 games back now.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           80  56  .588 ----    14    80  56 .588   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             77  61  .558  4.0          86  52 .623   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             76  62  .551  5.0          69  69 .500   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            67  70  .489 13.5          68  69 .496   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           65  70  .481 14.5          66  69 .489   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              66  72  .478 15.0          64  74 .464   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         63  73  .463 17.0          59  77 .434   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          54  84  .391 27.0          56  82 .406   63  91 .409
 

1959 NL Game: Pit. @ Mil.

 September 7, 1959

  Milwaukee's Lew Burdette became the NL's 2nd 20 game winner today as the Braves shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0. Burdette (20-10, 2.86 ERA) joins teammate Warren Spahn as the only two 20 game winners in the NL this season.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1959 Milwaukee Braves           9/7/1959
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Skinner LF        3  0  0  0 .276     B.Bruton CF         3  1  2  1 .319  
  D.Gross P           0  0  0  0 .000     E.Mathews 3B        4  0  0  1 .281  
  D.Groat SS          4  0  1  0 .289     H.Aaron RF          4  0  2  1 .359  
  R.Clemente RF       4  0  1  0 .351     J.Adcock 1B         4  0  1  0 .290  
  D.Stuart 1B         4  0  0  0 .330     L.Maye LF           4  0  1  0 .326  
  S.Burgess C         3  0  1  0 .329     J.Logan SS          4  0  0  0 .283  
  D.Hoak 3B           3  0  1  0 .259     D.Crandall C        3  3  2  0 .284  
  B.Mazeroski 2B      3  0  0  0 .228     F.Mantilla 2B       4  2  2  2 .139  
  B.Virdon CF         3  0  1  0 .266     L.Burdette P        4  0  0  1 .150  
  B.Friend P          2  0  0  0 .228                                          
A-R.Nelson PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .305                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  5  0                 Totals      34  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Friend In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  2
Braves.......... 1 2 2  0 0 1  0 0    -  6 10  0
 
Pirates (66-72)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Friend LOSS(13-17)      7      10   6   5   2   3   1   4.29
D.Gross                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.37
Totals                    8      10   6   5   2   3   1
 
Braves (87-49)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Burdette WIN(20-10)     9       5   0   0   1   1   0   2.86
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,439 DATE- Monday, September 7th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tony Venzon, Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli, Ken Burkhart
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 4  Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Braves: 2
ERRORS- D.Groat, D.Stuart
DOUBLES- B.Bruton(16th), D.Crandall(21st)
HOME RUNS- F.Mantilla(2nd)
RBIs- B.Bruton(53rd), E.Mathews(98th), H.Aaron(115st), F.Mantilla-2(14th),
      L.Burdette
WALKS- B.Skinner, B.Bruton, D.Crandall
STRIKE OUTS- D.Stuart, B.Bruton, E.Mathews, J.Logan
GIDP- R.Clemente, L.Maye
WILD PITCHES- L.Burdette
2-out RBI- F.Mantilla-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Logan, B.Mazeroski, J.Adcock, H.Aaron
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 0 for 1  Braves: 2 for 11
 
Second baseman Felix Mantilla connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Lew
Burdette had a strong outing as the very talented Milwaukee Braves outscored
the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 0.
 
Burdette(20-10) was in control of the game from the outset.  He didn't allow
much, just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Milwaukee rapped out 10 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Bob Friend(13-17) was the losing pitcher.  He was touched for 10 hits and 2
walks in 7 innings.  Danny Murtaugh was obviously impressed with the pitching
of Burdette, 'That guy made us look a little silly out there this afternoon.
We just couldn't get to him at all - everything was working for him.  I just
hope that he got that kinda performance out of his system.'

1959 Detroit Tigers News

 September 6, 1959

  With 18 games left in the 1959 regular season, my Detroit Tigers find themselves 3 GB the 1st place Cleveland Indians. The 2 teams will meet in a doubleheader tomorrow in Cleveland. Detroit is 7-13 this year against the Indians and these are the last 2 games scheduled between the teams. 

  Detroit has won 3 in a row lately, and Cleveland just swept 3 games from the Chicago White Sox to move into 1st place. Detroit has 6 games remaining against Chicago and they are 8-8 vs. the Sox. 

  It looks like it may be a wild finish to the season between the 3 teams.

   

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           78  56  .582 ----    19    78  56 .582   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             77  58  .570  1.5          83  52 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             76  60  .559  3.0          69  67 .507   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            67  69  .493 12.0          68  68 .500   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              65  72  .474 14.5          63  74 .460   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           63  70  .474 14.5          65  68 .489   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         60  73  .451 17.5          59  74 .444   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          54  82  .397 25.0          55  81 .404   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     63   70  .474 29-35 34-35 19-17 44-53 10- 5 21-13     5-5     Won 1
BOA     65   72  .474 30-33 35-39  9-13 56-59  3- 6 15-21     6-4     Lost 2
CHA     77   58  .570 40-31 37-27 25-18 52-40  9- 3 27-14     5-5     Lost 3
CLA     78   56  .582 42-28 36-28 10-11 68-45  5- 6 23-19     7-3     Won 3
DEA     76   60  .559 41-31 35-29 16-10 60-50  3- 4 20-22     5-5     Won 3
KCA     60   73  .451 32-42 28-31 12-16 48-57  6- 8 11-21     3-7     Lost 3
NYA     67   69  .493 32-30 35-39 13-19 54-50  5- 9 23-22     4-6     Lost 1
WAA     54   82  .397 25-39 29-43  8- 8 46-74  6- 6 19-27     5-5     Won 2